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ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA
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Nickname: AKAs
Colors:
Salmon Pink & Apple Green
Call: "SKEE-WEE"
Motto: "To be
of Service to all Mankind"
National founding
date: 1908
History: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 15th,
1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. by 16 women. The founders
envisioned an organization that would provide social and economic betterment
at the city, state, national, and international level. Alpha Kappa Alpha's
purpose is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards,
and to promote unity and sisterhood among collegiate women. AKA's have
chapters in the U.S., West Africa, Germany, the Bahamas, and the Virgin
Islands. Programs include "Children's Story Hour" at public libraries,
"Black Dollar Day", and career planning seminars. Famous ladies of Alpha
Kappa Alpha include: Gladys Knight - entertainer, Rosa Parks - civil rights
activist, Maya Angelou - poet & author, Dr. Mae Jamison - 1st Black Woman
astronaut, Coretta Scott King - civil rights activist, Phylicia Rashaad -
actress, Jada Pinkett - actress, Sharon Pratt-Kelly - former mayor of
Washington, D.C.
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ALPHA PHI ALPHA
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Nickname: Alphas
Colors: Black
& Old Gold
Call: "A-PHI"
or "O-SIX"
Motto: "First
of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All"
National founding
date: 1906
History: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was founded at Cornell
University in Ithaca, New York, on December 4th, 1906 by 7 men. The
fraternity strives to embody in its members the principles of good
character, sound scholarship, fellowship and the uplifting of humanity.
Alpha Phi Alpha's purpose is to foster close association and unified support
among Black students. Alphas have chapters located throughout the world.
Programs include "Go to High School, Go to College", voter registration
drives, and holiday Adopt-A-Family programs. Famous Alpha men include: Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Dr. W.E.B. DuBois -
philosopher, Duke Ellington - jazz musician, Thurgood Marshall - former U.S.
Supreme Court Justice, Tony Brown - journalist, Jesse Owens - Olympian.
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DELTA SIGMA THETA
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Nickname: Deltas
Colors: Crimson & Cream
Call: "OO-OOP"
Motto: "Intelligence is the Torch of
Wisdom"
National founding date: 1913
History:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 13th, 1913 by 22
women at Howard Univeristy in Washington,
D.C. Their purpose is to
utilize the collective strength of college women to promote academic
excellence, community service and cultural enrichment. The founders
envisioned an organization that would permit them to use their collective
strength to promote a high level of scholarship and provide assistance to
those less fortunate. There are chapters in the United States, Germany,
Haiti, Liberia, the Far East and West Africa. Programs include Community
Life center and mentor/tutorial programs. Famous Delta women include: Dr.
Mary McLeod Bethune - founder of the National Council of Negro Women,
Shirley Chisholm - first Black woman elected to the House of
Representatives, Carol Moseley-Braun - congresswoman, Lena Horne -
entertainer, Johnetta B. Cole - president of Spelman College, Dr. Betty
Shabazz - educator, Ruby Dee - poet & actress, Nikki Giovanni - poet.
National
Website: www.deltasigmatheta.org
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ZETA PHI BETA
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Nickname: Zetas
Colors: Royal Blue &
White
Call: "Z-PHI"
Motto: "A
Community-Conscious, Action-Oriented Organization"
National founding date:
1920History:
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. was founded on January 16th, 1920 at Howard
University in Washington, D.C. by 5 women. That year, Zeta Phi Beta and Phi
Beta Sigma held a joint convention and became the first constitutionally
bound black greek letter sister and brother affiliates. Zeta Phi Beta's
purpose is to foster ideals of service, charity, scholarship, civic and
cultural endeavors, sisterhood, and finer womanhood. They were the first
black greek letter sorority to establish chapters in Africa and the
Bahamas. Programs include National Education Foundations, "Stork's Nest",
and the Minority National Bone Marrow Registry Drive. Famous Zeta women
include: Clara Mclaughlin - 1st Black female TV Station owner, Jane Kennedy
- actress & model, Dionne Warwick - entertainer, Esther Rolle - actress,
Algenita Scott Davis - President of the National Bar Association, Zora Neale
Hurston - author & poet, Anita Baker - songstress.
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PHI BETA SIGMA
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Nickname: Sigmas
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Call: "BLUE-PHI"
Motto: "Culture for Service and
Service for Humanity"
National founding date: 1914
History: Phi Beta
Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was founded on January 9th, 1914 at Howard University
in Washington, D.C. by 3 men. From its inception, the founders conceived
Phi Beta Sigma as a mechanism to deliver services to the general community.
The founders held deep convictions that they should return their newly
acquired skills to the communities from which they had come. Phi Beta
Sigma's purpose is to promote brotherhood and community service and to
pursue scholastic excellence. Sigmas have chapters in the U.S., Europe,
Africa, Japan, Korea and the Caribbean. Programs include "Bigger and Better
Business", "Social Action", "Education", and holiday food drives. Famous
Sigma men include: Dr. James Weldon Johnson - composer of the Black National
Anthem, A. Phillip Randolph - activist, Jerry Rice - NFL, Blair Underwood -
Actor, Emmitt Smith - NFL, George Washington Carver - inventor.
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